![Please help! Umbilical cord fell off early! My son is 9 days old and his umbilical cord fell off early. This is what it looks like now. Does this look infected ? Please help! Umbilical cord fell off early! My son is 9 days old and his umbilical cord fell off early. This is what it looks like now. Does this look infected ?](https://i.redd.it/qgci305taz891.jpg)
Please help! Umbilical cord fell off early! My son is 9 days old and his umbilical cord fell off early. This is what it looks like now. Does this look infected ?
![A close up detailed view of a bloody human placenta, maternal side, with intact umbilical cord in a sterile dish shortly after childbirth, copy space to sides Stock Photo - Alamy A close up detailed view of a bloody human placenta, maternal side, with intact umbilical cord in a sterile dish shortly after childbirth, copy space to sides Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2ARE2FW/a-close-up-detailed-view-of-a-bloody-human-placenta-maternal-side-with-intact-umbilical-cord-in-a-sterile-dish-shortly-after-childbirth-copy-space-to-sides-2ARE2FW.jpg)
A close up detailed view of a bloody human placenta, maternal side, with intact umbilical cord in a sterile dish shortly after childbirth, copy space to sides Stock Photo - Alamy
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